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SPECTATORS GUIDE Check Out Spectator Viewing Tips on Pages 13 & 15 SPONSORS United Companies Dormie Network Indiana Economic Development Coalition Berry Global Old National Bank Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana Tropicana Evansville Vectren: A CenterPoint Company Warehouse Services, Inc. Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau FC Tucker Emge Realtors GAF Michelob Ultra Baird Shoe Carnival, Inc. US Bank Bank of America Merrill Lynch German American Bank French Lick Resort Jackson Kelly PLLC Ascension Woodward Commercial Realty Itron The Interface Financial Group Deaconess Health System Woodward Commercial Realty Indianapolis Colts Accuride Evansville Hand Center CAC Construction German American Bank Team Construction Delphi Technologies BD Global Atlas World Group, Inc. SS&C Technologies Hackd Trace3 LLC Brinker’s Jewelers Slade Print Fusion Alliance Milliken & Company Sasol Westlake Total Osterman M Holland Company LBI Heritage Global Plastics Dow Braskem DAK Formosa Plastics Corp USA Exxon Koch Enterprises Accenture Behaim IT Solutions Hilliard Lyons Woodward Commercial Realty Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC Tri-State Orthopaedics Insight Fifth Third Bank Charles Schwab Nicholson McCaw & Associates Merrill Lynch Anytime Fitness Newburgh AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union Warrick County Chamber of Commerce 2 SPONSORS BMO Harris Bank N.A. Regency Properties Pepsi Co. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC BB&T Torian Insurance, Inc. University of Southern Indiana Orthopaedic Associates Pro-Rehab Insight First Bank First Financial Bank Banterra Midwest Communications, Inc. Vineyard Financial Maddenco Lensing Building Specialties ONI Risk Partners ARC Construction Elpers Brothers Construction, Inc. McMahon Exterminating Crowe LLP Jagoe Homes Wine Down Krieg DeVault LLP OneMain Financial Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc. Donut Bank Salsaritas Cork’n Cleaver 1 1 Open To The Puic (No Ticket Required After Concert Starts) Featuring: “Top Tier Nashville,TN Concert Will Begin When The Final Players Are Off The Course (Approx. 4pm) Foo Trucks Drinks Gaes For A Ages Shutte To An Fro Caste No parking at Victoria Nationa i Be Aaiae Unti 1 Hour Ater The Concert. sponsore 4 Dear Golf Fans, On behalf of the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the 26th playing of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance. We are excited to end our season in Evansville, Indiana, with one of the most thrilling weeks in golf. In 2018, Denny McCarthy delivered a brilliant performance with a final-round 65 en route to his first Korn Ferry Tour title. McCarthy led a group of 25 players earning PGA TOUR membership through the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. As the Korn Ferry Tour celebrates its 30th season in 2019, we continue to grow the Tour’s appeal, presence and profile in the United States and abroad. With all 50 PGA TOUR cards awarded through the Korn Ferry Tour, we are clearly developing the next wave of PGA TOUR stars while creating a top destination for players from the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, PGA TOUR China and PGA TOUR Latinoamérica. We would like to thank Korn Ferry, United Leasing & Finance, our tournament partners and fans for the tremendous support this event receives locally. We also want to express our sincere gratitude to the membership of Victoria National Golf Club, a Dormie Network Club, as well as the many tournament volunteers who unselfishly give up their time in order to make the event a success. Enjoy the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance as you witness golf’s next wave of stars pursue their PGA TOUR dreams! Sincerely, Alex Baldwin, President, Korn Ferry Tour PGA TOUR 112 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 904.285.3700 tel www.pgatour.com TOGETHER, ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE On behalf of Korn Ferry, I am pleased to welcome you to the Korn Ferry Tour Championship Presented by United Leasing & Finance, home to golf’s current and rising stars. The Korn Ferry Tour is filled with stories of grit and hope, comebacks, development and advancement. And, that’s what Korn Ferry is all about. Whether it’s hiring, motivating, developing and rewarding talent or helping business professionals take their career to new heights, we help companies and people become more than they ever thought possible. People will never discover their full potential until they are provided an abundance of opportunity. Korn Ferry and the Korn Ferry Tour provide that opportunity. We are pleased to be the umbrella sponsor of the Korn the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and Korn Ferry Tour. Like professionals advancing in their careers, players require a huge amount of support from family, friends, coaches, mentors and fans. Our firm is pleased to be a partner and member of the PGA TOUR family on these players’ journey. Sincerely, Gary Burnison CEO, Korn Ferry Welcome to the Korn Ferry TOUR Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance! We welcome you back to beautiful Southern Indiana, as we prepare for our first, of 10 years hosting the Tour Championship at the remarkable Victoria National Golf Club. It will be an exciting week celebrating the rising stars of the PGA with 25 players receiving their PGA Tour cards at the conclusion of the week! As we look forward to witnessing the incredible competition to take home a PGA TOUR card, I want to acknowledge the hundreds of volunteers who have unselfishly given of their time and energy to host a tournament of this magnitude. Along with our talented volunteers, the generous support of the business community over the past eight years has been overwhelming. Because of these valued collaborations, the United Leasing & Finance Championship has grown and has now proudly became the host of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance. On behalf of United Leasing & Finance, I want to personally recognize and express my gratitude to: • The “Golf Gives Back” Board that has helped grow this event and now brings the Tour Championship to our community. In the process, so many worthy charitable organizations in the community have been aided. • The Executive Tournament Committee for their year-long commitment of planning and organizing such an enormous week-long event. • The tournament committees that have expanded the vision for the Championship to add exciting new events that reach beyond the links. • The Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana and the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau for their dedication in making this an ongoing favorite stop, and now, the culminating event on the Korn Ferry TOUR. • The professional staff at Victoria National Golf Club for providing a spectacular course that is appreciated not only by the PGA golfers, but all golf enthusiasts. • The citizens and government officials of Warrick and Vanderburgh County for welcoming this event to the region. • More than 100 sponsors who continually support the event. • The 75+ local not-for-profit agencies participating in the Old National Bank’s “Golf Gives Back” program. With financial support, our local non-profits have received nearly $1.6 Million to date. through the Golf Gives Back Program • The approximately 130 players competing for a purse of $1,000,000 and one of 25 PGA TOUR cards awarded at the end of the event. Finally, a heartfelt appreciation to YOU - the tournament spectators - for your support. Your attendance at this event demonstrates your loyalty to the tournament, as well as our community. Again, welcome to the 2019 Korn Ferry TOUR Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance! I look forward to an exciting week of PGA golf and am confident this year will bring many memorable and exciting moments of golf in our region. Warmest Regards, Ron Romain, CEO United Leasing & Finance United Leasing & Finance (ULF) is committed to finding the right lease with the right solution for each of its clients. ULF is a broad-based leasing company combining asset knowledge, structuring expertise, flexibility and capital to provide business solutions to customers throughout North America. The PGA TOUR prides itself on giving back to the communities in which its events are held. The Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance has continued this tradition through the Golf Gives Back, Inc. Golf Gives Back, Inc., a 501c3, 16-member Board of Directors oversees the sales, operations and charitable giving aspects of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship Presented by United Leasing & Finance. Since the tournament’s inception in 2012, over $1.6 million dollars has been distributed to local organizations. Evan Beck Jack Pate Jack Griffin Doug Petitt President Chairman Chairman & CEO Executive Vice President Managing Broker Golf Gives Back Board Atlas World Group Chief People Officer Woodward Commercial Realty, Inc United Companies Mike Woods Ron Romain Bob Jones Howard Nevins Senior Vice President CEO Chairman & CEO (Retired) President Corporate Controller United Companies Old National Bank InTerraChem, LLC Old National Bank Bob Koch Thomas Salmon Trudy Stock Mark Schroeder Chairman CEO President Chairman & CEO Koch Enterprises, Inc. Berry Global Harding, Shymanski & Company German American Bancorp Dan Parod Carol McClintock Linda White Pete Paradossi President, St. Vincent CEO CEO Emerrita President, Evansville Regional Southern Region Team McClintock Deaconess Health System Business Committee Executive Director, Deaconess Foundation 8 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS